Parcel-button.



P. A. WILKBNDORF.

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PARCEL-BUTTON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 19, 1909.

Application led April 29, 1908. Serial No. 429,941.

To all 'whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK A. WIL- xnNDoRr, a. citizen of the United States, residing at Voodland, in the county of Yolo and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Parcel-Buttons, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to parcel binders, and more particularly to fasteners arranged to secure the ends of the binding means, and has for its object to provide such a fastener, simple in design and operation.

An object of this invention is to provide a fastener which may be produced integrally from one piece of material.

Another object is to provide such a fastener that can be manufactured from stock material at low cost.

Another object of this invention is to provide such an article adapted to manufacture from various materials, such as wood, bone, metal, and pulp compositions.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description, and it will be understood that changes in the specific structure shown and described may be made within the scope of the claims and any suitable materials may be used without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a side view of the fastener engaged with a package, Fig. 2 is a plan view of the fastener similarly engaged, Fig. 3 is a plan view of the fastener in detached position with the cord engaged therewith. Fig. A is a sectional view of the device.

Referring to the drawings, there is shown a package 10 having a cord 17 comprising portions 11 and 12 engaged therearoundand secured by means of the present fastener. The fastener comprises circular disks 13 coengaged concentrically with each other, having convex faces lil in contiguity, and flat outer faces 15, as shown. The Vedges are widely separated to allow a string 17 to enter easily therebetween. A string thus engaged will be held in pinched engagement near the center between the converging surfaces of the convex portions. The cord 17 is tied midway thereof to the fastener 13 by means of one knot, the ends being of equal or unequal length, as desired; preferably one end should be longer than the other for a purpose to be indicated.

In use, the button is disposed centrally on the package to be bound, having one of the flat faces engaged against the package, and the portions 11 and 12 of the string 17 disposed at right angles to each other. The portion 11 is then extended around the package lengthwise thereof and the end brought into wrapping engagement with the center or stem portion 16. The portion 12 is similarly manipulated at right angles with the rst portion and the package is thus securely bound. By having one of the end portions of the cord longer than the other the binding of packages of greater circumference in one direction than another is facilitated. Unbinding is accomplished by the reverse operation. The binder is adapted to successive and continuous use, and the string therefor may be renewed by a very simple operation and the expenditure of a very small amount of time.

It will be observed that the mutually adjacent convex portions of the disks 13 are flattened somewhat and spaced from each other a distance less than the thickness of the cord 17, to present a restricted string receiving space outwardly of the cord 17 when engaged with the fastener. Thus there will be ample room for the binding engagement of the end portions of string therebetween.

That is claimed is A package binder comprising integral spaced button members carried upon a common stem, and having adjacent convex faces, and a flexible binding member engaged therewith and adapted for passage around a package and wrapping engagement between the button to be held against slipping.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

FREDERICK A. WILKENDORF.

Witnesses:

O. H. W'HITEHOUSE, FRED A. PORTER. 

